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Without A Song

Bill Evans

JazzAdvanced for beginners13 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

FdimDiagram coming soon
E7○○○○
A7×○○○
D6Diagram coming soon
A×○○
F#mDiagram coming soon
D9Diagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon
D××○
G6Diagram coming soon
EdimDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
Em○○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Introd.: Fdim E7 A7M A7 D7M D6 
 
E7  Dm6 Fdim  A7M     C#m5-/7    D7M     Dm6 
Without   a  song the  day  would never end 
Fdim   E7    A7M      A7         D7M       D6 
Without a song the road would never bend 
Dm6   Fdim  E7  A    F#m D9  Bm5-/7     Cdim    E7 
When things go wrong        a man ain't got a friend  
D9  Dm6    A 
Without a song 
E7    Dm6 Fdim  A7M   C#m5-/7    D7M   Dm6 
That field of  corn would never see a plow 
Fdim   E7     A7M        A7   D7M       D6 
That field of corn would be deserted now 
Dm6 Fdim E7  A   F#m D9   Bm5-/7    Cdim     E7 
 A   man is born       but he's no good no how  
D9  Dm6    A    D6  Dm6  A 
Without a song 
Bridge 
A E7  A7  D        Cdim  A 
I got my trouble and woe  
     G6    Edim  D  Edim D9     Dm6   A 
But sure as  I  know the Jordan will roll 
F#m           B7     Cdim       Em       D9  Dm6     E7 
I'll get along as long as a song is strong in my soul 
E7   Dm6  Fdim  A7M     C#m5-/7      D7M    Dm6 
I'll never  know what makes the rain to fall 
Fdim  E7       A7M       A7         D7M      D6 
I'll never know what makes that grass so tall 
Dm6 Fdim  E7  A    F#m D9       Bm5-/7    Cdim    E7 
 I   only know         there ain't no love at all  
D9 B7M   Dm6  A 
Without   a  song

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Chord set

Fdim · E7 · A7 · D6 · A · F#m · D9 · Cdim · D · G6 · Edim · B7 · Em

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.